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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BANK
CHOREOGRAPHY
CINNAMON
DICHOTOMY
HAMBURGER
HOT DOG
MONOLOGUE
MUSICAL
ORCHESTRATIONS
PLAY
SQUIRREL
STASH
STICKY
STORE
TETRACYCLINE
TRIDENT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SAVE FOR LATERStraightforward
KINDS OF BUNSModerate
GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXESTricky
BEST ___ TONY AWARDSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SAVE FOR LATERStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO SET SOMETHING ASIDE FOR FUTURE USE+ 3 more…
KINDS OF BUNSModerate
THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE OR DESCRIBE A TYPE OF SOFT, BAKED BREAD ROLL+ 3 more…
GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXESTricky
EACH OF THESE WORDS CONTAINS A GREEK PREFIX INDICATING A SPECIFIC NUMBER+ 3 more…
BEST ___ TONY AWARDSDevious
THESE ARE ALL CATEGORIES THAT FOLLOW 'BEST' AT A FAMOUS BROADWAY AWARDS CEREMONY+ 3 more…
Full solution
SAVE FOR LATERStraightforward
BANK,SQUIRREL,STASH,STORE
BANK, SQUIRREL, STASH, and STORE all mean to save or put something away for later use
KINDS OF BUNSModerate
CINNAMON,HAMBURGER,HOT DOG,STICKY
CINNAMON, HAMBURGER, HOT DOG, and STICKY are all types of buns
GREEK NUMERICAL PREFIXESTricky
DICHOTOMY,MONOLOGUE,TETRACYCLINE,TRIDENT
MONOLOGUE (mono=1), DICHOTOMY (di=2), TRIDENT (tri=3), and TETRACYCLINE (tetra=4) all begin with Greek numerical prefixes
BEST ___ TONY AWARDSDevious
CHOREOGRAPHY,MUSICAL,ORCHESTRATIONS,PLAY
CHOREOGRAPHY, MUSICAL, ORCHESTRATIONS, and PLAY are all Tony Award categories preceded by the word 'Best'